A petitioner whose passport renewal/duplicate application was objected to by the Regional Passport Office, Pune over pending criminal cases sought a decision on his application. The court directed the Passport Authority to consider the petitioner's response and decide the application within four weeks.
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Digitally signed PRASHANT by PRASHANTVILAS RANE VILAS Date: RANE 2024.01.3112:39:57 +0530
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PVR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 1284 OF 2024
Mr. Ashok Prakash Mulik
… Petitioner
vs.
The Union of India.
...Respondent
Mr. Saurabh Butala with Mr. Shubham Gangan with Siddesh Bane, for Petitioner. Ms. P. J. Gavhane, AGP for the State.
_______________________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, JJ. DATED: 29 JANUARY, 2024
P.C.
“2. The Objection Letter is issued to you because of Criminal case(s) pending before the Court against you.
i. As per the Police Verification Report (PVR) received by this Office, court case(s) is(are) pending against you. However, you did not mention pending court case details in your passport application. You suppressed this material information in your passport application and obtained the passport by withholding information related to pending Court cases. Please note that as per the Passports Act of 1967, this amounts to the suppression of material information in the passport application.
ii. If no Court case(s) is(are) pending against you, please furnish the case clearance proof(s) such as case disposal order(s)/acquittal order(s), etc as applicable. You can send the self-attested copies of the requisite/ relevant documents either via email to [email protected] (from the REGISTERED email ID only mentioned in your passport application) OR via speed post to RPO Pune’s address mentioned in this letter.
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iii. If no Court case(s) is(are) still pending, please visit this Office in person to explain the circumstances for suppression of material information in the passport application. Please note that walk-ins are not allowed and a prior enquiry appointment is a must before visiting the Regional Passport Office. To take the enquiry appointment for RPO Pune, please log into you account on the website https://www.passportindia.gov.in/.
Regards,
For Regional Passport Office, Pune.”
(FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI , J.)
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Ashok Prakash Mulik
The Union of India
G. S. Kulkarni
Firdosh P. Pooniwalla
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